Arcane Academy, Councillor's Office. Joseph held his only remaining arm with a grim look on his face. "Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! How dare he do this to me!" Joseph roared. Ian and Bridget sat aside, looking at the crazy Joseph with different expressions. "You are too impulsive." Ian frowned. "It is obvious that Lalena's decision to add a new councillor at a time like this is not that simple." "To be honest, we were too careless and didn't investigate the identity of that Lear." He sighed again, recalling the scene of Lear and Joseph fighting just now. The opponent is a dexterity professional, the type that is most restrained against mages, and he also possesses both war and arcane powers. After Lareina announced that this man named Li'er would become the new senator, none of them cared. After all, in Lareina's description, Li'er was just a young man in his twenties, just a high-level wizard. Their arrogance as MPs took its toll. "Bridget, you seem to know the man named Lear?" Master Ian looked at the female wizard beside him.
"I've heard of it." Bridget nodded. "You know?" Hearing this, Joseph turned his head sharply and stared at the woman in front of him. "I know." "Then why didn't you remind me!" Joseph roared. "The one I know is Lear Stuart. The Speaker did not state Lear's last name when he announced that he was a member of parliament. How can I be sure that they are the same person?" Bridget glanced at Joseph. "Even so, you should report it to us!" Joseph was overwhelmed by anger. "Report to you?" Bridget's expression turned cold. "Senator Joseph, you seem to have misunderstood the situation. I am not your subordinate. When I became a member of the parliament, you were just a fire mage with no talent!" "You!" Joseph's eyes widened with anger as if he had been touched in a sore spot. "Okay! Now is not the time to argue!" Ian quickly interrupted the two people who were talking more and more fiercely. He looked at Joseph helplessly. Mages who majored in fire magic would gradually become irritable in temper, and Joseph, as an extraordinary fire mage, was no exception. "What we should consider now is what to do next. Speaker Lalena has Lear's support, so our advantage in the election is not that great. And as for Lear Stuart, how strong is he?" Ian analyzed calmly, "Considering Li'l Stuart's strength, in the worst case scenario, we might go to war with Speaker Larena in this election." "Princess Mena is back too. You two should not have forgotten Princess Mena, right? When she left several years ago, she was already a high-level peak mage. Now she may have broken through to the extraordinary level." "Do you mean that Lalena will attack us directly?" Joseph's expression was uncertain. "Maybe. After all, you've gone too far. Speaker Lareina didn't have much interest in the position of Speaker of Parliament before, but you shouldn't be so eager to insert your hand into the ruling class of Kalia." Ian glanced at Joseph. The original intention of establishing the Arcane Parliament was just to spread arcane laws, and it did not have much power. The Kingdom of Kalia was the royal Kingdom of Kalia, and the Arcane Parliament had no power to interfere. However, all this changed after Joseph became a member of the parliament. "In any case, you'd better restrain yourself from now on. If Lear Stuart wants to assassinate you, you may not be able to resist. You'd also better prepare the two extraordinary props to compensate Lear Stuart as soon as possible." Ian continued. Joseph lowered his head upon hearing this, his only remaining hand turned white from clenching his fists, but he was powerless to refute, and there was even a hint of fear in the depths of his eyes. ……
Arcane Tower, fifth floor. This is where the tower's library and archives are located, as well as a meeting hall. Lear was currently in the archives looking through some bills passed by Parliament in recent years. After Joseph was promoted to member of parliament, he first won over a group of senior members of parliament and proposed an election system for the Speaker, and then began to extend his hand to the ruling classes in various parts of the Kingdom of Kalia. Excellent mages in the parliament can directly enter the management level of big cities without taking any assessment, which is originally impossible. The city management class of the Kingdom of Kalia was originally selected from various arcane academies. No matter how outstanding a wizard is, after graduating from the arcane academy, he can only start from the grassroots level and then be promoted through continuous assessments. Joseph simplified this process, allowing many high-level mages to obtain the qualifications to be directly promoted to managers in big cities. Such a decision is naturally good for the high-level mages of the parliament, but in fact most of the high-level mages who were assigned are old pedants who only know how to study the arcane and have no ability to manage a city at all. After all, the truly excellent managers had been assigned out early on, and most of the mages who remained in the academy and parliament were only capable of teaching. It’s not that they don’t want to go out, but their abilities are limited. An excellent magician does not necessarily make them an excellent manager. Joseph's decision allowed these "left-behind mages" to gain more benefits, which also earned Joseph the support of many mages. Looking at the records in the file, the corners of Lear's mouth twitched slightly. In addition to promoting mages, there were also bills for various subsidies. Lear just felt it was too shameless. If it were in the previous life, Joseph would be a complete traitor and Larena would be a tyrant. How could such a bill be passed? The original Arcane Council and Arcane Academy were just academic institutions, but because of what Joseph did, they were turned into power institutions. The power of the Kalia royal family has been seriously encroached upon. No wonder Lareina's support rate is only 40%. Joseph has made the treatment of the parliamentary mages so good. If Lear himself were a mage of the parliament, he would probably support Joseph. Li Er shook his head and put the file in his hand back on the bookshelf. He walked out of the fifth floor of the tower, took the floating array to the second floor, and then walked down the spiral staircase. The scene on the first floor has been almost restored, and several mages are using spells to move building materials. "It's been a long time since the first floor of the tower has been destroyed like this. Who is fighting here?" said a mage while carrying building materials. "I heard that the new Senator Lear had a fight with Senator Joseph." Another wizard at the side replied. "What? I heard that Senator Lear is not a high-level wizard? Can he fight with Senator Joseph?" "You don't know this, I heard the news. Although Senator Lear is only a high-level wizard, he is a dual-law professional. He possesses the power of both the law of war and the law of arcane." The wizard said quietly. "What nonsense are you talking about? How can someone possess two powers of law?" "I'm not lying. This is what my cousin in the Arcane Legion heard from Lady Helen. Senator Lear is an extraordinary war knight. When he fought with Senator Joseph yesterday, he cut off one of his arms!" The wizard's eyes widened when he heard this, and at this moment Lear walked down the stairs. When they saw Lear, they both turned their heads to look. It was a strange face that neither of them had seen before. "Who are you? Why are you in the tower?" One of the mages suddenly became serious. Not just anyone can come to the Arcane Tower. Even students from the Arcane Academy outside have to make enough contributions to enter the tower, or they have to participate in the duel day for new students every year. The person in front of me is at least twenty years old and obviously not a student. "Lear Stuart." Lear gave his name with a smile.
"Lear Stuart?" The two were stunned for a moment, feeling that the name sounded familiar. After a few seconds, the wizard who was questioning Lear widened his eyes, "Are you Senator Lear?" "It's me." Lear nodded. "Greetings, Senator!" The two men looked at each other and saluted quickly. The wizard who knew that Lear had cut off Joseph's arm showed an expression of admiration. Li Er raised his eyebrows and asked, "From what I just heard from you, it seems that it is not uncommon for the first floor of the tower to be damaged?" "It's like this, Mr. Senator. Every year when the Royal City's Arcane Academy recruits new students, they hold a freshman duel on the first and second floors of the tower. Senior students will intercept the freshmen, so the first and second floors will be destroyed once a year." The wizard explained hurriedly. "Oh, that's quite unusual." Lear nodded. "Yes, this has been the tradition of the parliament. I heard that the old speaker made the rule." "Well, you seemed to have mentioned the battle between me and Joseph just now," Lear said again. "Mr. Congressman, I just heard it and I didn't mean to talk about you!" The wizard's face changed and he said nervously. "Don't be nervous. I'm not blaming you. I just want to know some information about the parliament. After all, I just came to the parliament and don't know much about it. The battle with Senator Joseph yesterday was also an accident." Lear waved his hand. Hearing what Lear said, the mage calmed down. However, after hearing the second half of Lear's words, his expression became excited again. "Mr. Congressman, do you mean that you really fought with Congressman Joseph yesterday? The broken arm is also..." "It's true. I'm sorry. I was a little too harsh." Lear waved his hand helplessly. After receiving Lear's reply, the two wizards looked at each other, and Lear saw a hint of joy in their eyes. He raised his eyebrows. The policies promulgated by Joseph allowed the mages in the tower to gain more benefits. He should be sought after by many mages, but the two mages in front of him didn't seem to like Joseph? "Can you tell me something about the parliament? I would also like to hear what the mages in the parliament and the academy think of the parliamentarians." Lear interrupted the two people's "eye contact" and asked his own question. The wizard came back to his senses, looked at Li Er, and said respectfully: "What do you want to know?" "If you don't mind, please tell me what you think of the five members of parliament and the Speaker," Lear asked. The two wizards did not refuse and started talking. Lear listened quietly. It could be seen that the wizards of the Arcane Parliament had no reservations about talking about the members. It seemed that they were not afraid of retaliation at all. All kinds of bad things came out of their mouths. What? It seems that Councillor Ian has homosexual tendencies. Councillor Bridget likes to study all kinds of strange spells, and is familiar with spells from various factions. She is also beautiful, and many wizards in the parliament have fantasies about Bridget. And there is Joseph. Although he proposed policies that are beneficial to the parliamentary mages, such policies are only aimed at those noble mages. Simply put, you can gain power by paying money. Most of the mages in the parliament and the Royal City Arcane Academy actually disliked Joseph, especially those mages who were of commoner origin. Even if they had better abilities, they could only stay in the academy to teach. Joseph cut off their path to promotion. Hearing this, Lear's lips curled up into a smile. He originally thought that Joseph's policy only gave the mages in the parliament more power, but now it seems that the other party is also corrupt, which is a point that can be attacked. After talking about Joseph, the two started talking about Lareina. When they mentioned Lareina, their expressions became a little strange, and their eyes looking at Lear also changed. "Sir, are you really the new husband of Speaker Lareina?" asked one of the mages. The expression on Li Er's face stiffened slightly. After a long silence, he sighed and said, "This is a rumor. I must correct your mistake. Lalena and I are just ordinary friends, and I already have a wife." The two wizards were stunned for a moment, and seemed not to believe what Lear said. Lear did not explain any further, as sometimes the more he explained, the more confusing it became.
He said goodbye to the two mages and walked out of the Arcane Tower. He needed to confirm the words of the two mages again. After all, the words of only two people could not guarantee that they were true. Walking on the way to the college, Li Er attracted the attention of many students, but his appearance had not been fully exposed, so many people did not recognize him. Many students were already talking about yesterday's battle in the Arcane Tower, especially the incident of Joseph's broken arm. Lear saw a gloating mood in these students' eyes. Lear also pretty much confirmed Joseph's reputation in Parliament. I guess the noble wizards support Joseph, after all, power can be gained by paying money. But the number of noble wizards was definitely not enough for Joseph to get 60% of the votes, and the other party might have tampered with the ballots. As Lear was thinking, Helen, who had long blue hair, came over. When she saw Lear, her eyes flashed with joy and admiration. Next to her stood a female magician, holding a thick book in her hands. (End of this chapter)